Low Carb Diet and Age Related Macular Degeneration

Dietary carbohydrate and the progression of age-related macular degeneration: a prospective study from the Age-Related Eye Disease Study Publication American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Author(s) Chung-Jung Chiu, Roy C Milton, Ronald Klein, Gary Gensler, and Allen...

Seeing Through the Fog: Cataracts

Seeing Through the Fog…  Glare when driving at night.  Halos around headlights.  Foggy vision.  Looking through a film.  Blurry vision far away and up close.  Reduced intensity of colors. Any of those sound familiar to you? It may be time to schedule an...

It’s Sunglass Weather!

Time to start thinking about sunglasses? Is it because imagining wearing sunglasses on a sunny beach makes us feel warmer in sub-zero temperatures? Partially, but more importantly, wearing sunglasses in the winter is just as important as wearing them in the summer. UV...

Protect Your Eyes from Digital Devices

The American Optometric Association’s (AOA) 2016 American Eye-Q® survey revealed that 88 percent of Americans know that digital devices can negatively affect their vision, but the average American still spends seven or more hours per day looking at their screens. This...

Caring for Contact Lenses

Caring for Contact Lenses Contact lenses are a medical device that require a prescription and special care by both the wearer and the prescriber.  Because the contact lens sits directly on the eye, it provides good vision, but can cause a series of long-lasting...